Tuesday Night Knitters wish Joanna "Happy Baby!"

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Last night we Tuesday Night Knitters got a surprise visit from fellow knitter Joanna, whom we hadn't seen in a few months. She's just cute as a bug, the picture of health in her last trimester of pregnancy with her first baby:


and thank goodness Issy knew she was coming, so that we could finally give her the baby gift we made for her:

the alphabet block baby blanket!
(and look TNK'ers - I got part of the wall in the picture - I'm in trouble!)

Everyone seemed happy to see her:

Amy, Nancy, Patsy, Deb, Judy & Robin C. caught up with the mom-to-be
(Amy is also expecting a baby -- her third, a girl!)
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Linda, Rita, Norma, Renny & Sheddy stayed busy knitting
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Christina taught Cathy the long-tail cast-on
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Even Mary Jane was able to stop by for a few minutes and join in the fun.

Which reminds me -- next Tuesday our knitting group is meeting at Unraveled to help Mary Jane celebrate her shop's anniversary. Jane's sister Lawre is also having a trunk show of her knitting bags there that day, so if you're in the area, stop on by!

Speaking of Lawre's Laine bags, Issy brought her latest bag to knit night:

The fabric is adorned with a gorgeous Toucan, whom Issy has named Arthur, in honor of the creator of her favorite beverage:



Issy was working on one of her eleventy-seven shawls she's got going, and I could not take my eyes off of this one:

these colors make me swoon!
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The yarn is Schaefer Trenna, only available at LittleKnits.com, and they are all out of that colorway (boo hoo!). I'm going to be stalking them from now on, until they get more! The pattern is the Shell-and-Wave shawl, and shows off the yarn just perfectly.

extreme lace close-up

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Linda, one of the latest TNKers to join Ravelry, sat while I took head shots of her for her Ravelry profile photo:

such a nice smile
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Linda also came very close to finishing her baby surprise jacket:

and I do believe I see Opinionated Knitter very close by!

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And now, for something completely different....


Tonight Turner Classic Movies is airing movie musicals from the 1970's, including New York, New York, Tommy, and Paint Your Wagon. I managed to catch the tail-end of Godspell, one of my favorite musicals from that time period. If you were a Catholic growing up in the 70's, you no doubt heard some of those songs played during folk guitar masses. My favorite song from that movie, I think, is By My Side -- so haunting. A couple of fellow guitar-playing friends and I used to do a pretty good version of it in three-part harmony, back in the day....

Anyway, I mention it because I never knew who played Jesus in that movie.

nice fro
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So, tonight, out of curiosity because he seemed so familiar, I looked it up on IMDB and wouldn't you know it -- Jesus was played by Victor Garber, of Alias and Titanic and Legally Blond and Sleepless in Seattle and Annie, and a host of other movies and television shows.


I've always liked him in things I've seen recently, and now I know why.

I just forgot he could sing. :-)

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Coming to a theater near you...

...sometime in 2008....

(a few more pictures my sis sent to me of her own excellent adventure):

dancer extras on location in Rodanthe
(my sister is second from right)
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leading man at Hatteras Marina
(he can still make my heart go a-flutter)

I can hardly wait!

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Vicarious Living

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Sometimes in life, lots of stuff happens, and by default, there's lots to write about. More often, NOTHING happens for days at a time, and there is therefore absolutely NOTHING to write about. The latter has been the case this past week, which explains, but perhaps doesn't excuse, my unintended, extended absence.

I've got a major case of writer's block here, I think mainly because I am paralyzed while I try to land my next gig for work. I've got three or four balls in the air, and am waiting to find out which one will land first. The waiting is killing me, and keeps me frozen, and my mind stays blank. I can't even knit when it's like this. Sigh....

And so, I must live vicariously through others.

My sister, for instance.

A couple weeks ago, she sent me this email:

----- Original Message -----

From: Terry

Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 11:12 AM

Subject: for Richard Gere fans and Hollywood wannabes

Alright girls,

There is a casting call Friday and Saturday for extras in the movie "Nights in Rodanthe", starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane, filmed in part on the Outer Banks. (It is a Nicholas Sparks book, if you are not familiar). Who's up for it?

Terry

I would have jumped all over that, had it not been the same weekend as MS&W. You see, back in high school, I was in love with Richard Gere, during his Officer & Gentleman heyday. My senior year, we had a Christmas locker decorating contest, and my friend Lynn and I won first place for our "Santa Dick" decoration.

Here's a picture of me in the back seat of Lynn's car, puckering up with Dick after we'd taken down the locker decoration and pasted it to the car window:

His word balloon says, "What do YOU want for Christmas, little girl?"
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Don't judge me. I was a teenager inappropriately in love with a movie star. I've grown out of my unhealthy Richard Gere obsession. He's since been replaced by a more "healthy" admiration of all things George Clooney. Mmmmm.... The Clooney.....

But I digress.

Anyway, about a week after her first email, I got this follow-up from Terry:

----- Original Message -----

From: Terry

Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 8:37 PM

Subject: richard gere sightings . . .

...have been happening all over the place! He is staying in Manteo, at the Tranquil House. (Hollywood comes to the Outer Banks for the filming of "Nights in Rodanthe", from the book by Nicholas Sparks). I haven't been so lucky, but talk it that he is real nice! Leah and I went to the extras casting call, but haven't received a call yet, and probably won't. I think I'm too tall! (I heard that they don't want extras to be taller than the stars!) Anyway, everyone is abuzz with the movie biz. Monday we had a storm so bad that school was cancelled (Saturday school again this week), roads were closed, you name it. (it is now tropical storm Andrea). I mean the wind was blowing so hard you didn't want to step outside, but damn if they didn't spend 4 hours on the beach filming! (If I recall the book correctly, there is a storm in it, so I guess it is fitting).

And that is all of the celebrity gossip for today.

TW

Fun times! For those folks who live in L.A. and see celebs all the time, this is not a big deal. For those of us on the east coast who only see celebs in movies, magazines and on tv, this is news!

A couple days later I received another follow-up email from Terry:

----- Original Message -----

From: Terry

Sent: Monday, May 14, 2007 8:29 PM

Subject: OMG

So, I am sitting in the orthodontist's waiting room today, minding my own business, when my phone rings, and it is someone from the "Nights in Rodanthe" movie, telling me that I have been hand selected by the director to be an extra in a scene, now get this, dancing on the Rodanthe Pier. The girls had tears in their eyes from the laughter induced by the thought of my dancing publicly. I'll probably look like Elaine on Seinfeld and get kicked off the pier and into the drink. Both Richard Gere and Diane Lane are in the scene!!!!!!!!!! I have to go to a rehearsal tomorrow and the filming is Wednesday. Wish me luck! They will probably take one look at me and realize that they have made a huge mistake, so don't buy your movie tickets yet.

We were beside ourselves after that little bombshell was dropped! My sister gets to breathe the same air as Richard Gere! Holy-freakin'-moly!

I waited with baited breath to hear how rehearsal and shooting went. Terry did not disappoint.

----- Original Message -----

From: Terry

Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2007 8:53 AM

Subject: Re: OMG

OK, so here's the scoop so far:

Drove down to Rodanthe yesterday afternoon. A big tow truck slammed into me as I was waiting to turn into the place where we were rehearsing, but that's a different story, different hassle. (my poor, beautiful new car). So anyway, about 18 of us rehearsed a scene where the locals have come out after the hurricane to celebrate survival with their community. We will be dancing with a band on the pier, while others are nearby having some sort of feast. Richard and Diane were not there last night, but are in the scene, so hopefully I will get to schmooze with them today!! They flew in a choreographer from LA to show us regular people how to dance in a way that doesn't look choreographed, though it is - it's a mixed group, agewise. The song is a minute and a half long, but who knows how much of that will make it into the movie. The choreographer and director were really nice. The choreographer was the choreographer for the movie Dreamgirls, and used to be a dancer with J. Lo, Will Smith,etc. so he is big time. We were there for about 3 1/2 hours last night (but get paid for 8 hours - gotta love that union!), and will probably do 10 or 12 hours today/tonight. It's going to be really hard getting up for work tomorrow - don't anticipate more than a few hours of sleep. I was going to work this morning, but instead am hanging out at home to try and take care of insurance stuff, with the car.

More details to come.

Terry

Terry is fine, thank God. Her car will need some work. But back to our story. I had to wait until Thursday to get details about how the actual shooting went. Again, she did not disappoint:

----- Original Message -----

From: Terry

Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 7:52 PM

Subject: Re: OMG

I'm back!!!!!!!!!!!! And Richard Gere is hot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, here is the scoop in a nutshell. We got there around 2pm yesterday, and basically waited around for hours until we were called to "the set" which is the Rodanthe Pier. We did not mind the waiting too much (the other "dancers" and I) because they were paying us $15 an hour, plus overtime! Anyway, in our scene, which we did repeatedly throughout the night (I got home at 4 a.m and had to work this morning - yuk!), Diane Lane is dancing RIGHT BESIDE ME, like inches away, with the old man from Talladega Nights, while her man, Richard Gere, gazes at her (he was sitting at a picnic table about 5 feet away from me!!!!!!). He basically had to look through me to see her!! It was so cool!! The other cool thing was, I guess due to union rules, "dancers" are treated way better than your average extra - better pay, better bathrooms, more access, you name it. We dancers cracked up about that, because we were all just regular people, pretending to have rhythm. The wind was howling last night on the pier, so we were quite cold, and I'm sure looked horrible, but it was very interesting, exhilarating, exhausting . . .

Gotta run.

Terry

Every time Terry wrote, I replied with, TAKE PICTURES! Or, SEND PICTURES! She told me that they were told that they were not allowed to take pictures on the set. (And I'm thinking, since when has she been so obedient?) Fortunately, someone else she knows was less rule-abiding, and sent her a couple of pictures they took, which I include below:



I'm gathering that they were taken somewhat on the sly, which explains that second one that's particularly blurry. I'm not even sure if the girl in the dress is Diane Lane.

But still -- candid Richard Gere pictures! Rockin'!

Sometimes life, lived vicariously through others, is definitely worth the livin'!

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Movie Magic

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A totally off-topic post, which is a blogger's prerogative.

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Y'all know HBO is filming the John Adams miniseries here in the Richmond area? Its all-star cast includes Paul Giamatti as John Adams, Laura Linney as Abigail Adams, David Morse as George Washington, and Tom Wilkinson as Benjamin Franklin.
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My sister-in-law's brother, (aka my brother's brother-in-law), (whatever you call him, he's actually no blood or legal relation to me, but I think of him as my brother-in-law, anyway), has been working on it as an extra, and sent me a few camera-phone pictures, which I thought were fun enough to share here.

He has no lines, is not allowed to talk to the stars or approach them for autographs, and says the hours are grueling but has had a lot of fun.

One day they had him costumed as an upper-class, moneyed gentleman:


And another day he was a "rogue":


He says he prefers the tri-cornered hat.

This "Philadelphia 1776" set was built on a farm out in Mechanicsville:


The cobblestones are real. The buildings are just walls. The trees are fake. (And notice the green screen in the background.)

Here's another view of the green screen:



There is another set built on a farm in Goochland around the prisons out there.

Here's the make-up tent:



And here are a bunch of extras "taking ten":


Redcoats get hungry too:


He tells me:

In our instructions they specifically said not to ask for autographs. The [stars] walk away from the scene pretty quickly after a shoot so you are not really that close or in a position to get them.

I remember seeing Paul Giamotti looking very intense pacing back and forth mumbling to himself just before shooting a scene. I know I wouldn't dare interrupt his train of thought. I couldn't wear my glasses when we were shooting so I didn't realize that David Morse was playing George Washington.

We had no speaking lines; other than clapping and yelling in one scene, we were pretty much scenery. We did have to act like we were talking to each other in some scenes. The friends I met there had digital cameras and they have some great shots. I can't wait to see those.

Welcome to Tinseltown, Virginia!

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Now, that's what I'm talkin' 'bout....

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What a difference a couple of days makes:

December 1st, 2006

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December 4th, 2006

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So, what do we have to do to get some white stuff?

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On a different topic, and revisiting yesterday's movie discussion, a couple commenters asked for more movie reviews and recommendations. So I thought that maybe in a future post I'd come up with a list of my all-time favorite movies, if that might interest anyone.

Tonight, I will recommend an independent movie that I saw about a year ago, and thought was just wonderful. It's called In America, and is a story about a modern-day Irish immigrant family adjusting to life in the U.S. I give it 4½ stars out of 5. Beautifully acted, beautifully told. It's probably not suitable for small children, but I'd recommend it for anyone else, although the 18-25 year-old male demographic might find it a little slow for their shoot-em-up action/adventure preferences.


So....

Movies and the weather.

I must be really hurting for blog fodder.

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Movie Weekend

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I've been a slug all weekend and the most that got accomplished was to move three movies off of my Netflix queue. Here are my mini-reviews:

• Brokeback Mountain: (3 stars out of 5): Not bad, but except for the obvious controversial aspects of the movie, I don't know if it deserves all the hoopla. And I got confused towards the end -- maybe someone can help me with this. When Jack's wife tells Ennis how Jack died, and then we see images which contradict her story, are we seeing how Jack really died, or are we seeing Ennis' imaginings of what might have really happened, based on what his dad showed him when he was a kid?
• Cinderella Man: (4 stars): Nicely done. I'm not a big Russell Crowe fan, but he sure played a likeable character in this movie. It was a sweet story, and I like that it was based on a real person and actual events.
• The Constant Gardener: (3 stars): a well-made movie of a disturbing story. Even though most of the violence in the story was implied, rather than overt, it still bothered me. But if this kind of thing is really happening, then it's a story that needs to be told.

Of the three, I'd say Cinderella Man was my feel-good favorite.

Oh, yeah, and I watched the Redskins game, which was a waste of three perfectly good hours. They are now officially pathetic.

But I'm not bitter.

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Movie Review: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

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This is probably one of those movies that you either love or you hate. An independent movie that won't suit everyones' tastes, it hit me just right tonight, and I loved it. Wonderfully delightful, quietly funny with a few tear-jerking scenes as well. Definitely not your run-of-the-mill mainstream Hollywood blockbuster, and thank God for that.

It stars Bill Murray as a Cousteau-esque deep-sea adventurer with ragamuffin crew. I won't say much more about the plot, as it's more fun to let it develop in front of you.

It has an Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, slightly off-kilter feel to it, but just enough to make it fun without being bizarre.

Out of 5 stars, I gave it: 5 stars.

Surprising all-star cast: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe, Anjelica Huston, and Jeff Goldblum.

Directed by Wes Anderson, who also directed The Royal Tenenbaums, which I didn't like as much.

Enjoyable music by Seu Jorge, who covers David Bowie songs in Portugese throughout the film.

I recorded this from a Starz movie channel; I only wish I had the Bonus Material DVD with me right now to see the extra stuff, which would no doubt be fun.

It's best to go into this film not expecting much, because you'll be delightfully and serendipitously surprised.

I hope I didn't just kill that with my good review.

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A few little things...

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I've been knitting on a few little things this past week. First of all, remember these?

My food coloring (L) and Kool-Aid (R) dyed mini-skeins of yarn from SoXperience 2006.

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Well, there's not enough yarn there to really make anything, but I was curious as to how yarn dyed in stripes like that actually knits up. So I decided to knit a swatch from each:

Left: food coloring dyed; Right: Kool-Aid dyed
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(Swatching: good conference call knitting!) Isn't it funny how a yarn that's dyed with stripes ends up being variegated? Pretty cool, I think. I'm sure there's a crazy mathematical or visual-spatial reason for that, but that's beyond my feeble brain, so I'll just marvel at the mystery. I also think the subtle difference in the colors is cool. Care for an extreme close-up?

Left: Kool-Aid colors; Right: McCormick Food Coloring

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And in the shame-on-me-for-forgetting-to-share-this-last-week category:

Look what I won!

The very generous Jane gave me this sheepy plate as a runner-up prize for a contest we had two weeks ago at TNK. Isn't it adorable? I feel, however, that I should share custody of the plate with all of my fellow worthy contestants who worked so hard on their entries. Should we rotate it on a monthly basis? Who should get it next? Tammy is going away for the summer, so maybe Sheddy? Or Issy? Or Stacy? How about Deb? There were so many worthy entries in that contest, I am humbled to have won the runner-up prize by a mere drawing from a hat. It was an honor just to be nominated.... ;-)

Anyway, thanks a million, Jane, for the great plate! I think I owe you some pretty yarn for as generous as you've been to me lately!

And finally, I've started my prototype mini-Christmas-stocking-ornament, and will probably finish the red part tonight, and perhaps the white cuff, too.

You'll notice that I didn't do any ribbing at the cuff, because once the toe is finished, I'm going to turn it inside-out and pick up stitches from the cuff using white yarn, and then knit a couple of inches in white. Then, when I turn it right-side-out, the elongated white cuff (still in stockinette) will have purl bumps on the outside. I can then fold the cuff down and the knitted "V's" will face outward. Probably a lot of trouble to go to when I could just purl all those rounds, but I hate purling with this yarn. I picked up some Lion Brand "Wool Ease" worsted weight to knit this prototype, but am not yet convinced that I'll do all twelve little socks in that yarn, 'cause I'm not loving the acrylic. The only other red worsted weight yarn they had at the craft store yesterday was Lion Brand's "cashmere/merino" blend, which, although quite nice, was $9 for an 85-yard ball, and if I'm spending that much on nice yarn, it's not going to be Lion Brand -- I'll get some Debbie Bliss or Rowan or Aurora, thankyouverymuch. Okay, they did have some Cascade 220, but it's just a little too scratchy for me for anything but a felting project. I've been spoiled by merino, I guess.

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In a completely off-topic category, I watched a couple of Netflix movies this weekend.

First was "Walk the Line", which was very nicely done and really showcased the acting skills of the two leads. Do I think Reese should have won Best Actress? Not sure. She did a fine job, but I haven't yet watched all her competitors' movies yet. I still have "Crash" sitting on my coffee table - waiting for the right day to watch a heavy movie like that.

Second, I watched "Mr. & Mrs. Smith". One word: BORING. Very little plot, mostly shoot-em-up action, which appeals to their marketed demographic, but alas, that's not me. I also didn't care for either lead character in the movie, so I really didn't care if they lived or died or stayed together. I admit that part of my attitude is prejudice due to Brangelina's home-wrecking shananigans. Biggest surprise for me about this movie? That Vince Vaughn was in it. I had no idea. And he really served no point in the so-called story except as quasi-comic-relief, which really didn't help the movie, since he wasn't that funny. But he got to witness the Brangelina canoodling first-hand and then swoop in and be the hero for the wronged wife. Hmmm.... Interesting.... And how convenient.... (That's my uninformed, outsider take on the whole fiasco.)

Ahhh, Hollywood. So shallow.

Okay, enough of my blather. Good night y'all!

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Movie Musings

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I'm slowly working my way through all of the 2006 Oscar contender movies in my Netflix queue.

I've recently watched Pride & Prejudice and Memoirs of a Geisha, both of which were beautifully made, and North Country, which I thought was well done, but felt vaguely familiar, perhaps reminiscent of Norma Rae. War of the Worlds was fun, and not too terribly bloody.

Sitting on my coffee table is Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, but I'm holding off on watching that until I finish the book, which I may do tonight. In today's mail are Crash and Walk the Line -- looking forward to watching both of those, perhaps on Sunday.

Still in the queue are The Constant Gardener, Syriana, Hustle & Flow, Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Good Night and Good Luck, and Munich. No hurry.

I don't have much interest in TransAmerica, Cinderella Man or King Kong.

Tomorrow United 93 opens in theaters. It appears to be a wonderfully accurate and thoughtful depiction of the events of that day and that flight, but I don't think I can watch that movie in public, for the weeping. I've always been immeasureably proud of those 40 people, and 4½ years later, that day still remains irrevocably etched in my mind and heart, as I'm guessing it is with most Americans. It doesn't take much for me to tear up at the thought of it.

I will always remember where I was when the first plane hit the first tower. I was in a rental car in St. Louis driving from my hotel to my client site. It was first announced on the radio with mild amusement because the announcer thought it was a woefully lost small private plane. Minutes later amusement was replaced with shock and disbelief when the second plane hit and the truth trickled in. At the client site, we spent much of the rest of the day in front of the television down in the cafeteria. There was no getting through to CNN's website. At some point during the day my friend Debbie called me in a panic to make sure I was okay. "Deb, you know I don't fly on Tuesdays", was all I could think of to say. I remember how USA Today had an article in that day's paper with a list of items every savvy business traveler should carry, and included in that list was a Swiss Army Knife -- I remember how ironic that seemed. Three of us went to dinner at Appleby's that evening and watched the President's address there. Later that night I spent many hours glued to the news, but finally had to switch to Nick-at-Night so I could relax, stop crying and go to sleep.

I do want to see this movie, but will watch it at home, I think. I'm guessing it'll be out on DVD in mid-September, appropriately enough.

Hmmm. Didn't mean to slide into something so maudlin. It's only April, after all.

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Tag - I'm IT!

I've been tagged for my very first meme by greyhoundchaos, so here goes:

* Four jobs you have had in your life:

1) Shoveling elephant poo on a wild animal preserve
2) Ambulance EMT
3) Virologist
4) Healthcare I.T. Consultant

* Four movies you could watch over and over:

1) Sense and Sensability (Emma Thompson version)
2) Emma (Gwenyth Paltrow version)
3) Pride and Prejudice (BBC/A&E version)
4) Ocean's 11/Ocean's 12 (Clooney versions)

* Four places you have lived:

1) Falls Church, VA
2) Richmond, VA
3) Harrisonburg, VA
4) Kailua-Kona, HI

* Four TV shows you love to watch:

1) Lost
2) Grey's Anatomy
3) Andy Griffith
4) Dick van Dyke/Mary Tyler Moore

* Four places you have been on vacation

1) Maui
2) Puerto Rico
3) Bahamas
4) Outer Banks, NC

* Four websites you visit daily:

1) TimesDispatch.com
2) Dynomite
3) Virgin Wool (of course)
4) My Yahoo

* Four places you'd rather be right now:

1) In my bed, asleep
2) On a table, getting a massage (for my sore back)
2) In a whirlpool (again, for sore back)
4) On my honeymoon (need a groom first, though)

* Four bloggers you are tagging:

1) DustBunniesCanWait
2) Beth
3) Ranger Susie
4) Maggi

Later!

1st Rule : Nobody Talks About Knit Club

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2nd Rule of Knit Club: Nobody Talks About Knit Club.

(click to watch)

I love this.

Movie Hand-Knits

Last night, after a long, tiring week, I crawled into bed early and watched "The Santa Clause 2" on Encore. I'd seen it before, and at the time thought it was a cute movie, and I was in the mood for some escapism, so settled under the warm covers with one of my cats for nice comfy, self-indulgent movie watch. The thing is, I had seen this movie BK, that is, Before Knitting. Watching it as a knitter, however, is a whole 'nother thing entirely! Since the movie is set in the Northern Hemisphere in December, (winter), in a northern climate, there are hand-knits on almost every character, in almost every scene of the movie. (A sight for sore eyes, since we just got past a 75+ degree heat wave here in the mid-Atlantic in November. It's supposed to be cold in November! Why did I move home from Hawaii if it's going to be warm here in near-winter? But, it's cold now, finally.) So, anyway, better than that, the characters are wearing different hand-knits in different scenes of the movie. A feast for the knitter's eyes. I was in heaven!

Feast your eyes on these:

I love this cap for several reasons:
1) It's in maroon & gold, so could conceivably be worn at a Redskins game. (Hail!)
2) It's worn by the cutest kid in Hollywood. Granted, he's probably 18 by now, but when he premiered in the original "The Santa Clause" movie, he was about six years old and you could eat him with a spoon, he was so adorable. And strangely, at that age, he reminded me of my niece, who was about the same age and had very similar features (big brown eyes, cute smile) and coloring. He's growing up nicely, too. I hope we'll see more of him in future movies.

Another cute-as-pie kid in this movie, and she also seemed to be wearing different hand-knits in every scene. Check out that cool scarf she's wearing.

Alot of the movie characters wore these hats with the flaps -- also cool (and warm, too, we can only hope).



All the elves, (except for the tall teenager elf, strangely enough), wear hand-knits in this movie. And not just any hum-drum hand-knits. They're fair-isle and intarsia, all skillfully made. Kudos to the knitters!



A neat set of fingertip-less gloves and matching scarf worn by the Curtis character in this movie. Again, nicely knitted.

Kudos to this movie's costume designer for a job well done!

Now, go out and rent this movie and indulge your eyes!

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Today is another premature holiday for my family, who can never, ever celebrate a holiday on the actual day. And so, five days early, we're having Thanksgiving at my brother's house, and two of my three out-of-town sisters are coming with their families. Terry's family can't make it this year (sob!), but we'll see them on non-Christmas, whose date has yet to be decided, but may end up being mid-week between Christmas & New Year's.

Finally, thanks to the two folks who have visited my Frappr map so far and posted pins on it! Yay! Thanks to the venerable (and very pregnant) Kate, from Montreal, (designer of the ever-popular clapotis pattern, which I hope to knit someday!) ;-) And to Tammy of Midlothian - thanks for stopping by, too! Do you have a blog? If so, let me know and I'll visit! Do you go to Stitch-n-Bitch? If you're like me, it's just a bit too far to drive out to Short Pump. We really need to start one on the Southside....

Happy Weekend, everyone, and Happy Thanksgiving, family!